Who is Biblical Israel Today?

[Sue J Love]

The physical and political nation of Israel is at the forefront in the news right now. But there are many misconceptions among those who believe in Jesus Christ as to who biblical Israel is in the Messianic age and in these last days before the return of Christ. So, I pray that all who profess faith in Jesus Christ would take the time to read the noted Scriptures here, from which come the following 25 statements on who Biblical Israel is today.

Who is Biblical Israel Today?

• Not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel
• Not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring
• It is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God
• The children of the promise are God’s offspring
• The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed
• And to your seed, that is, Christ
• If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed
• If you belong to Christ, you are heirs according to the promise
• God made the Jews and the Gentiles one by faith in Christ
• Gentile believers in Jesus are fellow heirs with Jewish believers
• We are members of the same body if we believe in Jesus Christ
• Who is the antichrist? All who deny that Jesus is the Christ
• The city of Jerusalem is now of Hagar, the slave woman
• The Jews who do not believe in Jesus are still in slavery
• The slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance
• We who believe in Jesus are of the free woman (Sarah)
• Through Christ both Jew and Gentile have one access to God
• We who believe in Jesus are the Israel of God
• God has made us one with Israel via faith in Jesus Christ
• One with all those who also believe in Jesus Christ
• No one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly
• All God’s promises have conditions
• God’s covenant with Israel has the condition of obedience
• God’s covenant with Israel has the condition of righteous living
• The Israelites who disobeyed God did not enter the Promised Land

[Genesis 17:7-9; Genesis 18:19; Matthew 21:43; John 8:18-19,38-47; Romans 2:28-29; Romans 9:4-8; Romans 11:17-25; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Galatians 3:16,26-29; Galatians 4:22-31; Ephesians 2:11-22; Ephesians 3:6; Colossians 3:12-15; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-16; Hebrews 8:6-13; 1 Peter 2:9-10; 1 John 2:22; Jude 1:5; Revelation 2:9; Revelation 3:9]

An Original Work / Originally created on November 28, 2023
Reposted on March 14, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

[B-A-C]

Rom 11:26 and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written, "THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION, HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB.

Rev 2:9 'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Rev 3:9 'Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.

Rom 11:23 And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

The church doesn't "replace" Isarael.. it "merges with Israel.
Replacement theology is not Biblical.

 

[Sue J Love]

Rom 11:26 and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written, "THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION, HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB.

Rev 2:9 'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Rev 3:9 'Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.

Rom 11:23 And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

The church doesn't "replace" Isarael.. it "merges with Israel.
Replacement theology is not Biblical.

BAC - I am sharing what the Scriptures teach, right from the Scriptures. I said nothing of replacement theology. Yes, Israel is both Jew and Gentile by faith in Jesus Christ. Jew and Gentile, by faith in Jesus Christ, are merged together and they form biblical Israel. We who were not born Jews were grafted into Israel (Jesus Christ and his kingdom), biblical Israel, not a political nation called "Israel." Jew and Gentile are one nation of God by faith in Jesus Christ. "All Israel" is all who believe in Jesus Christ. I think we have talked about this before. Not every Jew is going to be saved. Only a remnant will be saved, we read in the Scriptures. Until Jesus returns anyone still has the opportunity to believe in Jesus Christ and to be included in biblical Israel, the Israel of God. And I don't know why you are quoting from Rev 2:9 and 3:9. Who do you think these words were spoken to?

 

[Twistie]

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Hope alls well!!

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[Sue J Love]

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Hope alls well!!

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Good words Twistie. Thank you.

 

[NBTT]

This is a very important topic. I want to to get this right and know/please God. The OP lists many statements with biblical references. Lets avoid general statements "Replacement theology is not Biblical" as people have different definitions. Lets see what God's word says.

I also want to know why the Rev 2:9, Rev 3:9 were brought up. Who are we being warned about? When Jesus told the pharisees they were of their father the devil it wasn't about genetics. They didn't believe Jesus is the Christ and their actions were wrong.

I was studying GAL 3:16 (also in the OP) in the last few days and Paul makes it clear that the promise is to the singular seed Jesus. You want the promise, become part of the body of Christ by belief.

 

[Twistie]

Good words Twistie. Thank you.

Seems man like to complicate things ..How can this be..So simple even a child can understand..

Hope ya feeling better!

 

[MedicBravo]

Not all Jews are going to be "protected" either.
The 144,000 who are will no longer be Jewish, thank goodness.

 

[Sue J Love]

Not all Jews are going to be "protected" either.
The 144,000 who are will no longer be Jewish, thank goodness.

MB, I am not following you on this. Could you expand on that thought a little bit more? What did you mean by your first sentence? And how do you believe that relates to the 144,000? And how do both of those fit with the list of verses and verse summaries I gave in the OP? To the overall picture?

 

[Sue J Love]

This is a very important topic. I want to to get this right and know/please God. The OP lists many statements with biblical references. Lets avoid general statements "Replacement theology is not Biblical" as people have different definitions. Lets see what God's word says.

I also want to know why the Rev 2:9, Rev 3:9 were brought up. Who are we being warned about? When Jesus told the pharisees they were of their father the devil it wasn't about genetics. They didn't believe Jesus is the Christ and their actions were wrong.

I was studying GAL 3:16 (also in the OP) in the last few days and Paul makes it clear that the promise is to the singular seed Jesus. You want the promise, become part of the body of Christ by belief.

NBTT, thank you for your contribution.

 

[Sue J Love]

Seems man like to complicate things ..How can this be..So simple even a child can understand..

Hope ya feeling better!

Twistie, a lot of us were raised believing some things were true that were not true. And some of us have come to the realization that a lot of what we thought was true is actually not the truth. And this realization comes through prayerful and careful and thoughtful study of the Scriptures, taught in their correct biblical context, as guided by the Holy Spirit, as we are willing to see where we were taught things wrongly, and we are willing to accept that fact. When I began reading the Bible from beginning to end I saw many things I had been taught wrongly, and the truth was just jumping out at me, and it could not be more clear, as you have stated here. So I began taking notes, and eventually the Lord had me put this all together. I pray every believer who reads this, who does not agree with what these Scriptures teach, that they would take the time to study them prayerfully and to seek God's counsel and let him speak truth to their hearts and be willing to accept the truth and to reject the lies.

And, with regard to your last statement, yes, praise God, I am feeling better. Yesterday late in the day was the first real meal I had in 4 days. And boy did that taste good! Thank you for caring. I hope all is well with you, too. God bless you.

 

[Twistie]

Twistie, a lot of us were raised believing some things were true that were not true. And some of us have come to the realization that a lot of what we thought was true is actually not the truth. And this realization comes through prayerful and careful and thoughtful study of the Scriptures, taught in their correct biblical context, as guided by the Holy Spirit, as we are willing to see where we were taught things wrongly, and we are willing to accept that fact. When I began reading the Bible from beginning to end I saw many things I had been taught wrongly, and the truth was just jumping out at me, and it could not be more clear, as you have stated here. So I began taking notes, and eventually the Lord had me put this all together. I pray every believer who reads this, who does not agree with what these Scriptures teach, that they would take the time to study them prayerfully and to seek God's counsel and let him speak truth to their hearts and be willing to accept the truth and to reject the lies.

And, with regard to your last statement, yes, praise God, I am feeling better. Yesterday late in the day was the first real meal I had in 4 days. And boy did that taste good! Thank you for caring. I hope all is well with you, too. God bless you.

So glad ya are feeling better!!!

N ya my pop who is an atheist sent me to a roman Catholic school it's was small had 1 class per grade 1st thru 8th n no more then 30 children max..the Priest who went by Father John was such a beautiful man..I remember where is heave he said heaven is not a place like our city he said it is seeing the face of God..tho we were not taught to read a Bible we were taught to follow the bible which kinda makes no sense when I look back but idk I was drawn to the Word at a young age n my Uncle Jack he had me in jubilees before I even hit my school yrs one of my fav books..

Comes down to one needs to have a relationship with The Father He is Long suffering and patient.. It use to boggle me like why do not understand why is it like some people just can't hear what I am saying or what is written n He told me well if they can not hear me what makes you think they can hear you? Is it not I that dwell in you.. I had to fall back on that frfr..

Hope ya have an amazing Day! It's very windy here I heard a tractor trailer got blown over on the highway (⁠@⁠_⁠@⁠)

 

[Sue J Love]

So glad ya are feeling better!!!

N ya my pop who is an atheist sent me to a roman Catholic school it's was small had 1 class per grade 1st thru 8th n no more then 30 children max..the Priest who went by Father John was such a beautiful man..I remember where is heave he said heaven is not a place like our city he said it is seeing the face of God..tho we were not taught to read a Bible we were taught to follow the bible which kinda makes no sense when I look back but idk I was drawn to the Word at a young age n my Uncle Jack he had me in jubilees before I even hit my school yrs one of my fav books..

Comes down to one needs to have a relationship with The Father He is Long suffering and patient.. It use to boggle me like why do not understand why is it like some people just can't hear what I am saying or what is written n He told me well if they can not hear me what makes you think they can hear you? Is it not I that dwell in you.. I had to fall back on that frfr..

Hope ya have an amazing Day! It's very windy here I heard a tractor trailer got blown over on the highway (⁠@⁠_⁠@⁠)

Thank you, Twistie, for sharing that with me. I was brought up in the Christian church, a church denomination that was not well known called "The Christian & Missionary Alliance." If you have ever heard of A.W. Tozer (he is quoted a lot by Christians), he was a pastor in this denomination and he is actually buried in my hometown of Akron, Ohio. The C&MA had more churches in other countries than in the USA and it was primarily in the NE USA. But when my husband and I moved from Akron to NC and then to TN and SC it was hard to find C&MA congregations. So we ended up in Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian church congregations mostly after that. But then the Lord began opening my eyes to see what was going on inside so many of these "institutional churches" and he led me to come out from them and he sent me to the internet, and I get most of my Christian fellowship here on the internet. We are getting a lot of rain here in SC today. I hope your day goes well for you, too.

 

[NBTT]

The warning in ROM 11:22 should keep us on our toes. If natural branches are being cut off for unbelief so can we newly grafted wild branches.

those who say they are Jews and are not

Are you saying gentile believers in Jesus Christ are claiming to be Jews? I believe in Him and make no such claim. I'm am an oh so grateful part of the body of Christ.

I have a theory that some influential powerful followers of the dark one in the shadows are masquerading as Jews and are intentionally behaving in a way that will bring hatred to the real Jews. I believe God knows the real Jews and will protect them. It's just a theory so would like to know other interpretations of Rev 2:9, Rev 3:9.

 

[MedicBravo]

MB, I am not following you on this. Could you expand on that thought a little bit more? What did you mean by your first sentence? And how do you believe that relates to the 144,000? And how do both of those fit with the list of verses and verse summaries I gave in the OP? To the overall picture?

Look at what the Jews are and have been doing. This isn't the first time the Jews have lost God's favor and it won't be the last. They STILL circumcise them in mass and the guy who does it "sucks the blood off the babies you know"
They also swing chickens above their heads in some "ritual sacrifice" to put their sins on the thing and it's killed. SIMPLE.

• Origin: From the tribes of Israel
• Breakdown: 12,000 from each of 12 tribes
• Purpose: They are sealed on their foreheads as servants of God.

• They are chosen during the end times to serve God.
• They may act as witnesses or evangelists during the Tribulation.

This interpretation connects them with the prophetic timeline of Book of Daniel and Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 24).

However it's not as concrete as people think b/c non-Jew Christians like us, were "grafted" in. Likely:

• 12 (tribes) × 12 (apostles) × 1,000
• Represents the complete people of God.

There's a hierarchy in everything:
God -> man -> woman.
God ->husband ->wife ->kids ->etc.

Each of those tribes has to have a leader.

Israel is God's chosen city is it not?

• God placed His Temple
• The nation worshiped
• Major biblical events occurred

In Second Chronicles 6:6, God says:

“I have chosen Jerusalem that My name may be there.”

God’s Chosen People​

The Bible identifies Israel as the people God specifically chose for His covenant.

Key figure​

• Abraham — the man God chose to start the nation.

God told Abraham:

“I will make you a great nation… and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
— Genesis 12:2–3

His descendants became the nation of Israel, later called the children of Israel.

I won't get into all the "stuff" the Jews do that is NOT Biblical as that is another topic.

 

[Dave M]

The church doesn't "replace" Isarael.. it "merges with Israel

Rom 11:26 and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written, "THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION, HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB.

All is a big word, meaning all every last one of them. How can that be? I am pretty sure Judas is not going to be saved. I am pretty sure those pharisees that Jesus said their father is the devil are not going to be saved.

I am convinced all Israel is anyone gentil or Jew that believe in Jesus. Then "All" would make more sense to me.

Too me this is fulfillment theology, not replacement theology. That word replacement theology I see a lot, but I never seeing anyone actually claiming it as a doctrine they teach. But I do see others referring to people who teach as that.

I wonder what the people who use this name actually think that the church is replacing??

 

[Twistie]

Thank you, Twistie, for sharing that with me. I was brought up in the Christian church, a church denomination that was not well known called "The Christian & Missionary Alliance." If you have ever heard of A.W. Tozer (he is quoted a lot by Christians), he was a pastor in this denomination and he is actually buried in my hometown of Akron, Ohio. The C&MA had more churches in other countries than in the USA and it was primarily in the NE USA. But when my husband and I moved from Akron to NC and then to TN and SC it was hard to find C&MA congregations. So we ended up in Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian church congregations mostly after that. But then the Lord began opening my eyes to see what was going on inside so many of these "institutional churches" and he led me to come out from them and he sent me to the internet, and I get most of my Christian fellowship here on the internet. We are getting a lot of rain here in SC today. I hope your day goes well for you, too.

Ohh Tozer yes I listen to his old sermons from time to time I like seeking out old sermons n listening to them lol..

It's was nice chit chatting with ya tis morning!

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[backNforth]

...Israel this and Israel that...

The enormous problem with every worldview (including “Pre” and “Post-Tribulationists)” is a rudimentary misunderstanding of the Gospel itself. Jesus Christ repeatedly stated he came to save Israel – even as other verses state God loved the entire world enough to send his Son to redeem all who will respond to his call:

“I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel…the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world” (I John 4:14).

When we say that “Israel” rejected Christ, but those who did respond became members of the so called “Church” (a word associated with a generic group of people), we make Christ’s efforts to save Israel either a failure, or at the very least, an unfulfilled promise. The truth is, as Zecharias the father of John the Baptist proclaimed, Christ redeemed Israel in every way he promised:

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people” (Luke 1:68).

As Jesus prayed the Father, looking throughout eternity, he flatly stated he had completed the work he was given, and had lost none of those the Father gave him:

“That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none” (John 18:9).

There is no “Church” apart from Israel, and there never was. There is no “Israel” apart from Christ, and there never was.

Who is Biblical Israel Today?

After the cross, there is no physical Jew, and there is no physical Gentile – as EVERYTHING is delineated on a Spiritual plane. There are now Spiritual Jews (the same thing as a Spiritual Israelite), and there are Spiritual Gentiles – thus, all who are truly in Christ, who stand completely in him, with no reliance upon relationships based on flesh and blood, are the “All Israel” which is saved (Romans 11:26).

Those who claim the Jews are chosen in their flesh (whether they see themselves as members of the “Church,” or whether they profess themselves to be “Jews”) manifest the Spirit of Antichrist, for the Scriptures repeatedly show that God prophesied he was going to translate Israel into a Spiritual house (I Peter 2:5).

So called “Hebrew Roots” believers universally claim the Jews are chosen regardless of their belief (or lack thereof) in Christ – an abomination of the first magnitude. Every Rapturist (regardless of “Pre-Trib” or “Post-Trib” orientation) separates Israel from the fictional “Church” – so they are all preaching another Gospel.

When Jesus told the Disciples ”I have chosen you” (John 15:19), he defined being “chosen” as one who is Spiritually regenerated in him – regardless of their physical lineage. Thus, the “Post-Tribulationists” are teaching the same apostasy as the “Pre-Tribulationists” when they profess Israel is still chosen on a physical basis – but God is not mocked, for he has revealed the truth to those he has chosen:

“But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the LORD, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth” (II Thessalonians 2:3).

Ironically, the same Spiritual Stronghold which has been repeatedly detected in the “Pre-Tribulation Rapture” Cult also exists in the “Post-Tribulationists” who fail to hear the voice of the LORD in this matter – and it is directly related to the Strong Delusion which everyone has heard so much about.

“But ye brethren are not in darkness…Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness…For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God” (I Thessalonians 5:4,5; Galatians 6:16).

I am convinced all Israel is anyone gentil or Jew that believe in Jesus. Then "All" would make more sense to me.

Indeed.

In John 8:33, those Judeans are not Israelites. Jesus was not a Jew; Jesus was a Galilean or Nazarene.

Enter the Judeo-Christian hoax. Churches that teach the Jews are Israel are teaching satanism. Christianity and Judaism are irreconcilable opposites, enemies of each other, ppl today are completely deluded. About 90% of those who call themselves Jews are Ashkenazi Khazar Jews from Khazaria (called Ukraine today).

Those who call themselves Jews are not Israelites and never will be God's chosen people. It turns out the Ashkenazi Jews are not descendents of Ashkenaz. Gen. 10:3 shows that he had two other brothers (his brother Togarmah is actually the descendents of what we call 90% of the Jews today). They are not in the line of Jacob therefore are not Israelites.

The bible isn't about the Jews; it's about the Israelites. Those that call themselves Jews know this and are doing everything they can in their power to destroy true Israel with wars, fake pandemics, race mixing, perversions, drugs, degradation of the education system, a communist indoctrination system, and the list goes on and on. The teachings of the Talmud are perverse.

As Christians, we've been in a war ever since the crucifixion. This is a war for survival; Satan's children will rule or God's children will rule. There is no in-between. It's not just God's people Israel they wish to subjugate or destroy, but all goyim/non-Jews, including blacks, browns, yellows, all other ppl's of our world.

 

[B-A-C]

All is a big word, meaning all every last one of them. How can that be? I am pretty sure Judas is not going to be saved.

I actually agree with this statement, and in a way, it proves my point, all doesn't mean all.
But is this context, it does mean "all" of the Jewish believers at that time. Will they all be believers? Likely not.

Rom 11:5, talks about the "remnant" of "this present time". (likely Paul's present time when he wrote that).

 

[farmerjoe]

All is a big word, meaning all every last one of them. How can that be? I am pretty sure Judas is not going to be saved. I am pretty sure those pharisees that Jesus said their father is the devil are not going to be saved.

I am convinced all Israel is anyone gentil or Jew that believe in Jesus. Then "All" would make more sense to me.

Here's a study I did on the word all years ago. I apologize for its length. (unedited)

THE WORD ALL

In the Greek and Hebrew lexicon there are over 130 words for all. The word is also used some 7 or 8 different ways in the bible. Prophecy experts use Rev. 13 and 17 to support a global empire and world dictator, as well as a united one world religion. Revelation 13 is a good chapter to explain some of the different ways the word all is used.

There are hundreds of examples in the bible where all never means the entirety of the whole.

Revelation 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all(holos) the world wondered after the beast.

Holos means the whole ball of wax. The entire world will wonder if someone who they believed was dead is resurrected. But in Revelation 13:7-8 a different word for all is used.

Revelation 13:7-8 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over ALL kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

And ALL that dwell upon the earth shall worship him
In Rev. 13:8 'all' is in the plural and signifies "the totality of the persons or things referred to."

And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him overall (pas) kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all (pas) that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

The person mentioned in Rev. 13:7-8 is the same person mentioned in Revelation 6:4
And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

I can't stress the following enough...

The word ALL or 'pas' means 'individually,' and in a nutshell means all those who would be within his kingdom and under his authority. It doesn't imply all the world. It implies all kindreds, tongues, and nations "within his authority and kingdom." The word ALL resorts back to the word 'him!' It doesn't imply that the whole world will be under the authority of the beast, but only those subject to his power and influence.

Two different words with two different meanings. If John wanted to imply the entire word in verse 7-8 he would have used the word 'holos.'

The word world and earth doesn't always imply the entire earth. It can mean land, the ground, the earth as a whole, the inhabited earth, a country, land enclosed within fixed boundaries, a tract of land, a territory, or a region. Context and the use of the word ALL is often what determines how to interpret the word world and earth.

Muslim's, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, " will bow" toward the man of sin in East Jerusalem in either the Dome of the Rock, it's outer court, or the Al'aqsa mosque.

Daniel 7;25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High,and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

Check out the word 'worship' in verse 4 and consider what Muslim's do 5 times a day. The Greek word for worship used in the book of Revelation is proskuneo (4352) which literally means to bow down before someone.

Revelation 13:4 And they worshiped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

Strong's says,
1) to kiss the hand to (towards) one, in token of reverence.
2) among the Orientals, esp. the Persians, to fall upon the knees and touch the ground
with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence.
3) in the NT by kneeling or prostration to do homage.

The Complete Word Study Dictionary says,
In the NT, generally, to do reverence or homage to someone, usually by kneeling or prostrating oneself before him.

In Revelation 13:8 the word worship is proskuneo. Bowing before someone and prostrating
oneself with forehead touching the ground is the form of worship proskuneo refers to and precisely how Muslim's worship.

Revelation 13 is likely referring to Muslim's bowing toward Mecca five times every day. A devout Muslim\rquote s forehead touches the ground at least 34 times a day in submission to Allah's will and that can add up to more than a million prostrations in a lifetime.
So why is their form of persecution and worship important to understanding globalism? Because the religion and followers of the beast are bent on world domination. And the way they worship and behead people is precisely described in Revelation.

Here are other examples of the word 'pas.' (all)-individually where it doesn't mean the entirety of the whole.

1 John 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know ALL things.
Only God knows ALL things. The word ALL or 'pas' has a limited meaning which is determined by the context of the passage.

1 John 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of ALL things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

Jesus never taught His disciples ALL things. He taught them ALL things pertaining to HIM.

3 John 1:12 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

All men did not know Demetrius and he didn't know all men!

Matthew 12:15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

Not everyone was sick so Jesus didn't heal the multitudes but only the sick!

Matthew 21:10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

Do you think that the entire city was moved and said, 'Who is this?'

Daniel 2:39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

Regardless of who you believe this kingdom was, no empire at any time in history has ever ruled over ALL the earth.

There are dozens of examples in the New and Old Testament where all only implies a part of the whole or all things within an individual subject. If a verse says that all the people were astonished, it means that all the people who were there were astonished. This sort of thing is found throughout scripture.

All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast-- all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world. (Rev.13:8)

The verse doesn't say that everyone will worship the beast, but only those whose names have not been written in the book of life. Also, when the bible uses the term "earth" or "world" it doesn't mean the whole planet like in the following examples:

And all the countries came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the world. (Genesis 41:57)

The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart. (1 Kings 10:24)

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar August, that all the world should be taxed. (Luke 2:1)

So the Pharisees said to one another, "See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!" (John 12:19)

All nations did not go to Egypt to buy grain, neither did all nations seek an audience with Solomon, neither was the whole planet taxed by the Romans, neither did the whole world follow Jesus while he was on Earth. What this shows is that the Bible often speaks of the whole world or the whole Earth, but it really means just a large geographical area of no certain size, and usually refers to nations that exist in the Mediterranean world.

There are other examples in the Bible where 'world' doesn't mean the whole planet, even when it appears to. In Daniel 2 King Nebuchadnezzar is said to rule the whole world: "You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory; in your hands he has placed mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all." (Daniel 2:37-38)

At no time in history has any empire ruled the entire known world.

In Jeremiah, God said about Nebuchadnezzar, "All nations will serve him and his son
and his grandson until the time for his land comes; then many nations and great kings will subjugate him" (Jeremiah 27:7).

If "all nations" were subject to Babylon, where did the invading armies come from that conquered Babylon?

The beast will not rule the entire planet. His rule extends only to the nations under his authority in the Middle East and/or Northern Africa. The empire of the beast is limited to ten nations since the beast of Revelation has ten horns.

Charles H. Spurgeon said,

(1) "... 'The whole world is gone after him.' Did all the world go after Christ?
'Then went all Judea, and were baptized of him in Jordan.' Was all Judea, or all
Jerusalem baptized in Jordan? 'Ye are of God, little children', and 'the whole
world lieth in the wicked one.' Does 'the whole world' there mean everybody? If
so, how was it, then, that there were some who were 'of God?' The words 'world'
and 'all' are used in some seven or eight senses in Scripture; and it is very
rarely that 'all' means all persons, taken individually. The words are generally
used to signify that Christ has redeemed some of all sorts\f1\emdash some Jews, some
Gentiles, some rich, some poor, and has not restricted his redemption to either
Jew or Gentile."

Matthew 2:3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all (pas 'individually') Jerusalem with him.

I seriously doubt that all the people of Jerusalem were troubled.

Matthew 3:5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

Here both words are 'pas.' All people from Jerusalem, Judea and the region around Jordan did not get baptized by John.

Matthew 4:24 And his fame went throughout all (holos) Syria: and they brought unto him all (pas) sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

Famine did go throughout all of Syria. That's the word 'holos' the one that is not used in Revelation 13:7-8

The second word all (pas) in the verse referencing to sick people is the one used in Rev. 13:7-8 That's because not all the sick people from Syria were brought unto Christ.

Matthew 8:16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

The way the word all (pas) is used here is very similar to Rev. 13-7-8. It's not all the people of the world that were healed, only the ones that were brought to Christ!

Matthew 12:23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? All the people of the world were not amazed.

Matthew 14:35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all (holos) that country round about, and brought unto him all (pas) that were diseased;

Same thing here. The were sent out into the entire country but I seriously doubt that all the diseased people were brought to Christ. I'm sure they didn't find them all or that all of them wanted to go or believed that they could be healed!

Matthew 21:10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

I doubt that every person in the city was moved!

Don't let the prophecy experts deceive you!

Not one verse or passage of end-time prophecy implies a global dictator, one world government, or united, one world religion.